Tyrtæus may perhaps be hid to some under his disguise of Tirtheus, which on p. 20 becomes Tirthetus.
P. [18].
Quinque for quique is very funny.
P. [19].
Stare = 'star,' 'mole.'
P. [20].
Acuate = 'sharpened,' 'spurred on.'
P. [22].
It is noteworthy that Lodge is much more eloquent and much more urgent in defence of music than of poetry, and indeed the melomania of the Elizabethans is well known.
P. [25].